By the end of the poem, after he has listened to the Mariner’s story, the Wedding Guest has become
“a sadder and wiser man
,” with the implication that the Mariner’s story has changed him, made him less interested in revelry and more concerned with the spiritual and natural concerns that the Mariner’s story describes.
How had the wedding guest reacted at first to the mariner?
Answer: The
Wedding Guest listens spellbound to the Mariner’s
story. He is powerless to resist him.
How did the wedding guest react when he was stopped by the Ancient Mariner?
Through the telling of the ancient Mariner’s tale,
the Wedding-Guest became sadder and wiser
. He became sad in that he identified himself with the shallow and self-absorbed mariner. The Wedding-Guest became wise through realizing that he himself needed to alter his ways.
Why does the wedding guest listen to the mariner?
The ancient mariner compels the wedding guest to listen to his story
as he feels guilty for killing the albatross and suffers from agony
. He wanders around from place to place to tell his story to different people because when he tells his story to someone he, for the time being, is relieved from his agony.
Why does the wedding guest rise a sadder and a wiser man in the morning what knowledge does he gain and why does it make him sad?
I do not disagree with the aspect of the original prompt claiming that the wedding guest is now “a sadder and wiser man” because of the tale. … The wedding guest grows wiser
because he realizes that there is no guarantee of redemption and salvation through religion
, as exemplified through the mariner’s tale.
Why does the Ancient Mariner stop the wedding guest and not one of his companions?
6 Why does the Ancient Mariner stop the Wedding Guest and not one of his companions?
He chooses his audience at random
. His instinct tells him whom to stop. The Wedding Guest is the most distracted and therefore the easiest to reel in.
Why is the wedding guest sadder and wiser?
By the end of the poem, after he has listened to the Mariner’s story, the Wedding Guest has become “a sadder and wiser man,” with the implication that the Mariner’s story has changed him,
made him less interested in revelry and more concerned with the spiritual and natural concerns that the Mariner’s story describes
.
Why the Mariner killed the albatross?
The marriner kills the albatross
because he associated the lack of wind with it
. At first all the men thought the bird was good luck since a good wind blew and they moved swiftly. Then the wind died and they blamed the bird. The sailors cheered when the mariner killed the bird which is symbolise of animal abuse.
What does the Mariner do to the albatross?
In the poem, an albatross follows a ship setting out to sea, which is considered a sign of good luck. However, the titular mariner shoots the
albatross with a crossbow
, an act that will curse the ship and cause it to suffer terrible mishaps.
What was the reaction of the wedding guest throughout the story?
Through the telling of the ancient Mariner’s tale,
the Wedding-Guest became sadder and wiser
. He became sad in that he identified himself with the shallow and self-absorbed mariner. However, the mariner changed his ways. The Wedding-Guest became wise through realizing that he himself needed to alter his ways.
What did the Mariner talk about?
The Mariner faints and hears two voices talking
about how he killed the albatross and still has more penance to do
. These two mysterious voices explain how the ship is moving. After a speedy journey, the ship ends up back in port again.
Why does the wedding guest beat his breast?
The wedding guest beat his breast
because he had been held up by the mariner while he could hear the loud bassoon
, which was an indicator that the bride had reached the hall.
Who ends up sadder but wiser in Ancient Mariner?
When the Wedding
Guest
is accosted by the Mariner, he is irritated and frightened. Once the story is underway, the Wedding Guest is mesmerised. By the end of the tale, he is sadder and wiser.
What does the albatross symbolize?
So, what does Albatross symbolizes? The albatrosses are symbolic of
freedom, hope, strength, wanderlust, and navigation
. In many cultures, it is believed that these birds possess magical properties that can be used in healing. In ancient myths, the albatross was believed to bring good luck to seafarers who spotted it.
What does the albatross around the neck symbolize?
The idiom albatross around one’s neck refers to
a heavy burden someone carries, especially a burden that torments someone incessantly
. This idiom comes from the 19th-century poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Who killed the albatross and why?
The mariner
killed the albatross as he thought it to be the reason for the wind to die, although the other sailors thought that the bird was associated with good luck. The sudden change of wind and the mist which befell the ship made the mariner realise his mistake and therefore he felt guilty for his actions.
What happens to the Mariner when he tells the hermit his story?
d. What happens to the Mariner whenever he tells his tale?
a. His soul is thrown into agony.
Why does the ship sail to the land of ice and fearful sounds?
Why does the ship sail the the land of ice and fearful sounds?
a storm blows them off course
. How does the coming of the albatross apparently affect the ship’s course? it is a good omen, he caused the ice to split so they could keep moving.
What lesson does the Mariner learn from his experiences?
The Mariner has learned another lesson,
forgiveness must be asked for, and it must also be earned
. It is the Hermit that he seeks in order to ask exculpation for his transgressions. Though the Albatross is no longer hung around his neck, the Mariner still has the image of its blood in his mind.
How does the Mariner describe what the ship he sees?
What did the mariner then see and how did he tell the other sailors? The
mariner saw a speck far away which, when it came nearer, he saw was a ship
. None of the sailors could speak because their lips and tongues were dry and swollen from lack of water.
What does the phrase beat his breast mean?
If you say that someone beats their breast, you are emphasizing that
they are very angry or upset about something
, or that they are pretending to be very angry or upset about it.
What is meant by the phrase beat his breast to the special reference of the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner ‘? Why did the wedding guest beat his breast ‘? 2 m?
The Mariner hath his will
. For some reason the Wedding Guest is compelled to remain and hear the story. Thus, the beating of his breast, his frustration at being powerless is emphasized in the lines you mention.
What happened in the hall after the wedding guest heard the loud Basson?
The wedding guest heard the loud sound of the bassoon which meant that
the wedding ceremony had started
. The spell of the mariner broke, and the wedding guest was reminded of the wedding which he had to attend. So, he started beating his chest as a mark of protest. The merry minstrelsy.
What is the moral of the Rime of Ancient mariner?
The moral of his ballad is
to appreciate all forms of life
. To develop this theme, Coleridge utilizes imagery and symbolism to create an implicit partnership between Life-in-Death and the Moon. The purpose of their partnership is simple; they both serve to punish the Mariner for his crime.
What is the curse in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
They suffer due to the Ancient Mariner′s killing of Albatross. The sailors meet death but the Ancient Mariner is gift
of Life-in-Death
. He is given the punishment because of his ghastly act and bears the curse.
What saves the mariner in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
The death of the albatross brought the spirits of
life-in-death
and death to the ship. … Life-in-death saved the mariner. He began to sea the beauty in the sea creatures.
